Ecology Summary - Suberea purpureaflava

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Ecology of Suberea purpureaflava

Main Ref.	Gugel, J., M. Wagler and F. Brümmer, 2011
Remarks	Found growing on vertical substratum and frequently beneath overhangs (Ref. 89667).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Suberea purpureaflava may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Gugel, J., M. Wagler and F. Brümmer, 2011
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Gugel, J., M. Wagler and F. Brümmer, 2011

Associations

Ref.	Gugel, J., M. Wagler and F. Brümmer, 2011
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Paraleucilla cf. crosslandi; Dendrophillidae spp.; Comatella cf. maculata.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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